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...Senate's narrow approval of the sale, members of the Saudi ruling family declared that, contrary to the views of the Reagan administration, their true enemy is Israel, not the Soviet Union. More recently, the Saudis--who refuse to have anything to do with the Camp David accord--have implored Oman to deny the U.S. the rights to a strategically essential U.S. naval base, and have also favored a rapprochement with the Soviets. So much for the Administration's highly touted strategic consensus in the Arab world...
...Postponing negotiations on a new long-term grain treaty to replace an accord that expires next September. Reagan left untouched the current pact, which allows Moscow to buy up to 23 million tons of grain by September...
...long run, Israel's best hope for peace lies in negotiation, compromise, and cultivation of its reputation for tough prudence. The road to peace will likely include Israeli concessions--like the Camp David accord, which helped underscore the nation's capacity for farsightedness. That Israel had adhered to its principles so often in the past should not subject it to a higher standard of diplomatic morality. But Begin and Israel's future leaders should realize that the nation's own long-range interest in peace will be better served by using words and not weapons, accords and not faits accompli...
...position of mayor doesn't really accord with all the fuss--largely a ceremonial post, the office carries with it the duty to chair city council meetings and sit on the school committee. The school board seat is less important this year than some others, because the Independents already hold a 4-2 edge on the board...
...Walesa, Jaruzelski and Cardinal Glemp hold an unprecedented "domestic summit" in hopes of paving the way for a broad front of national accord to solve the nation's problems...